Vostok Brigade

The Vostok Brigade was a special forces brigade of the Donetsk People's Republic that was led by Alexander Khodakovsky during the Donbass War. The Vostok Brigade took part in the fighting against the government of Ukraine, and most of its fighters were Russians or North Ossetians. In June 2014, it had 500 men as a battalion, but it later increased to brigade size.